Official Gigabyte X48/X48T-DQ6 bios+info thread

[homolin]

http://station-drivers.com/page/giga...a-x48t-dq6.htm

[Supershanks]

Cheers homolin

[dinos22]

these mobos are pretty freaking crazy lol

Performance Level = 3
700MHz 5-5-5-15 1T heh





but that's not the crazy part

the crazy part is in F2 bios on this mutant board (x48 rev1.0 PCB with X38 NB)
if you select 1.7v or 1.75v in bios check what the actual vcore is


all i can say is i feel very lucky i am using this little Cellery 460 for testing and this son of a has survived 2v before


but WAIT there's more

have a look at the second screen



holy
3m+ gain with copy wazza and 600 maxmem

[Richard Dower]

New X48T-DQ6 review:

http://xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboa...-x48t-dq6.html

[Ace-a-Rue]

i said this a few days ago to SuperShanks...dual cores are where the gain will be:

So, looks like Intel X48 chipset used for Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 mainboard failed to improve quad-core CPU overclocking. You can get pretty much the same results for quad-core CPUs on older mainboards using Intel X38 or even Intel P35 chipsets.

[De1337]

I recently put together a system with X48-DQ6, and the heatsinks are just very very warm, even when lot loaded. It's slightly painful to touch them.

The CrazyCool has been remove to make room for a water cooling kit, which seems to work fine. I just don't understand why the heatsinks are so hot?

Anyone else experience this?
System temp in bios reads ~35 at idle (in BIOS)

[Richard Dower]

New F7d beta for the X48-DQ6:

http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/index.php

[Ace-a-Rue]

I recently put together a system with X48-DQ6, and the heatsinks are just very very warm, even when lot loaded. It's slightly painful to touch them.

The CrazyCool has been remove to make room for a water cooling kit, which seems to work fine. I just don't understand why the heatsinks are so hot?

Anyone else experience this?
System temp in bios reads ~35 at idle (in BIOS)

that would indicate to me that heat transfer is working well...you need to put a fan on the PWM and NB heatsinks to help dissipate that heat.

[Ace-a-Rue]

New F7d beta for the X48T-dq6

http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/index.php

it only shows for the GA-X48-DQ6..NOT...the "T" version....AND...the bios is no longer available for download...it looks like they removed it.

[Supershanks]

Add a fan to NB
Click for more

[Richard Dower]

it only shows for the GA-X48-DQ6..NOT...the "T" version....AND...the bios is no longer available for download...it looks like they removed it.

It's there....but here is an alternate link:

http://rapidshare.de/files/39159605/x48dq6f7d.exe.html

[Ace-a-Rue]

ok, i see that you revised your post to drop the "T" from the bios version...obviously, it is for the DDR2 board.

[GlowingBulb]

Guys, hopefully you could help a Gigabyte newbie out here. I've just crossed over the the X48-DQ6 (DDR2) due to a coolant leak that took out my Maximus Formula.

I'm only just getting to grips with a new BIOS but at the moment am struggling to get anywhere near the performance out of this; I've managed to get my FSB up to 400MHz but my memory write / read / copy is down according to Sandra.

The BIOS is totally different to the 680i & ASUS incarnations so if any of you would feel generous enough to give me some pointers, post your BIOS settings or point me in the right direction for me to stop regretting buying this board I'd be a happy bunny. I just havent a clue at the moment

Thanks in advance; hopefully I'll get somewhere before my patience wears out & the board becomes an interesting looking door wedge.

[NightRaven]

haha adjust just vdimm and vcore and enable loadline.. the rest of the volts should do fine on its own

[BigBen]

Hi,
The 7b Beta Bios is on the Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...ProductID=2763

Regards

[Supershanks]

@GlowingBulb

This is from my X38 Dq6 9x400 Prime stable but should give you a starting point, getting to grips with the new bios. , The bios layout is the same for x38/x48 .

luck

[T_M]

GA-X48T-DQ6 F5c beta

[GlowingBulb]

@ SuperShanks

Cheers for the starter matey, I'll give them a go in a few minutes! As for the BIOS being the same for both X38 / X48, I'm pretty sure that they are, its just a big difference in how its presented between my old ASUS & this new Gigabyte

I guess there's a chance to shout RTFM at me; didnt realise there were hidden BIOS settings that can only be seen after a CTRL + F1

[Supershanks]

ts just a big difference in how its presented between my old ASUS & this new Gigabyte

Yep that's why i thought my x38 settings would give you a head start It does take some getting used to at 1st , but it's worth it . Well at least in my experience with x38 & X48T

Just going to try GA-X48T-DQ6 F5c beta
luck

[Supershanks]

Just going to try GA-X48T-DQ6 F5c beta

Doesn't do anything for me, was playing previously at 520x8@3.33D 1,733 7,7,7,12 benched great on F5A wouldn't post on F5C. Despite reflashing was getting some odd actions with the CPU Host clock comtrol. wouldn't stick on manual.

so vote from me

[Richard Dower]

P45 is gonna punk y'all X48's :-)

[BigBen]

Hi,
So far the x48 seems a step backwards compared to my Gigabyte p35c ... I assumed it would be simple enough to just use the BIOS settings from the p35c especially the memory settings but when I try the x48 just locks up ...

In memset (the pic shows the settings from my p35c) as soon as I change the performance level from 7 to 6 the board locks up, with the p35c the performance setting is set to extreme in the BIOS and the thing chugs along 24/7 ... I am going to wait for a a couple of bios updates which i hope will fix the performance probs and lockups before I try the board again

[BenchZowner]

Performance level depends on the FSB, FSB Strap, RAM Divider, and 1-2 RAM 'timings'.
Also, I've noticed that X38/X48 has stricter chipset timings at a higher ( worse ) performance level compared to P35.
What I achieve with P35 @ PL6, is achieved with the X48 @ PL7... not just reached, but surpassed as well.
PL5 at the settings you're showing would require some high voltage for the MCH ( NB ) to be reached.
Unless you're taking part in seriously competitive benchmarking, then it's not worth the risk to give such voltages to the MCH.

[BigBen]

Hi,
With the P35C all voltages are at default except for the vcore ...

Regards

[Supershanks]

P45 is gonna punk y'all X48's :-)

Yes your point been what ??
nehalem is going to cream yorkfielsd we know that.

Is this just a jibe or have you something constructive to add that i've missed??